FRYEBURG, Maine — After a year plagued by stops and restarts due to the COVID-19 pandemic, high school athletes in the Pine Tree State learned last week that the Maine Principal’s Association has lowered the mask mandate during games and practices.

“Masks are now optional for the athletes when they are in events,” said Fryeburg Academy Athletic Director Sue Thurston. “Our coaches will continue wearing them, and the athletes will when they are on the sidelines (unable to social distance of greater than 6 feet.”

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